The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-09
TIE PRESS OPINIONS
On Cioveinnd's Refusal to go to the @. A. Il
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NEw Yonx, July s.-The President'l
letter Withdrawing his acceptance Of the
invitation TO visit s.. Louis is the leading
topic OF discussion In this city.
Following are the editorial comments Of
the New York papers on the letter:
The World says: ""The President's CHIEF
excuse Ia that he cannot subject his high
ohlces the dignity Of which he must pro.
tect,' to insult. fI}' ! :,
Sand 1t was not Grover Cleveland who
was invited 10 st. Louis by an army OF
hospitable citizens, but the President Of
the United States. As President he
would have been protected from insult,
MIR. Cleveland does not seem to under.
stand the spirit Of the American people.
Suppose Andrew Jackson, while presi.
dent, had accepted an invitation TO 90
somewhere. How many threats OF insult
wouldn't have taken to scare him from bis
purpose2" Sai Sl ,sE-1 =
The Sun says: "Under the circum.
stances, the President had good ground
for reConsidering his determination TO 90
to 81. Louis. Certainly, an invited guest
cannot reasonably be expected to 20 to a
place where he has ascsrtained that he
will not be welcome. Why should ho. or
anybody else travel hundreds OF miles
only to expose himself to threatened In.
sulte2 He accepted the invitation under
the impression that bis visit to st. Louis
would be pleasurable. Ho Ia now satisfied
In his mind that 1t would be anything
but pleasant either 10 himself or others,
"But 1t Is pity that Mr.. Cleveland, al
though he expressly says that the threats
OF personal violence and harm were not
even considered should have considered
these threats in q lctter intended for pub.
licstion. There is something extremely
unpleasant In the fact tha. the President
OF the United States should prefer to men.
tion such idle and absurd threats of per.
sonal violence as may bo made against
him, even II they had not determined his
refusal to go to St. Louis. The best way
to treat them would have been by ab5o.
lutte silence" n ! &" =.
The Herald says: "Mr. Cleveland has
decided not to 20 to st. Louis in Septem-
ber. Thia is to be regretted for thous.
and reasons, but especially for the one as.
signed. The people Of the great West and
Southwest will certainly give him cor.
dial and hearty welcome, and the threat
ened insults OF certain Republican dema-
gogues, who resemble patriots as mani.
kin resembles man, would only be a
ahoyelful OF garbage on blosaoming
PRAIRIE" - n u H.
Tho Tribune ssys: ut will be read
with mingled feelings OF mszament and
contempt by friends and foes alike. The
President has, in truth, made bad mat
ter infinitely worse by refusing TO 20 TO
st. Louis, and by Offering the snivelling
The Times says: "The dignifed and
patriotic, letter. Of the President, with.
drawing his acceptance OF tho invitation
to visit st. Louis during the encampmsnt
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic, Is
calculated to make that organization
ashamed OF the conduct OF some Of it's con.
apicuous members. While he speaks OF
the organization with the utmost respect,
and refuses to believe that it is responBi.
BILE for the unworthy utterances that have
induced him to reconsider his intention
OF visiting st. Louis, it is feared the entire
incident will tend to lower the Grand
Army OF the Republic In the esteem and
respect Of tho country at large. 1t will
hurt tho President, but there is danger
that it will hurt an organization made up
OF veterans whom the people have every
reason to honor and every desire to hon.
Or" - "a 80 :.
Mr.. George William Curtis said: "I
think it is a most admirable letter. 1t is
written in that straightforward, manly
fashion characteristic OF Mr.. Cleveland,
and, in my opinion, it will strengthen the
feeling for the President all over the